jueves, 18 de febrero de 2010

Jacques BREL - Et Ses Chansons, Grand Jacques 1954

Jacques Brel's early recordings still show him as more of a troubadour than the full-fledged singer that he would emerge as five years later. Jacques Brel et ses chansons was Brel's first long-play record (even though that term is slightly misleading considering this is a 9-track 10-inch album that is barely 19 minutes long), and has a remarkably different sound from his later albums. François Rauber's orchestra, which would be a significant element of Brel's sound, is still absent here, and André Grassi's arrangements are much more lightweight, relying on few instruments (guitar, bass, accordion are mainly used, and strings or wind instruments feature only very subtly).